sensation vs fervour

sensation and fervour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensation	Yes	No	No	No
fervour	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fervour is a hypernym of sensation; that is, fervour is a word with a broader meaning than sensation:

Other hypernyms of sensation include excitation, excitement, fervor, inflammation.

sensation (noun)	fervour (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	feelings of great warmth and intensity
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended	the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
a state of widespread public excitement and interest